私は死にたい [Watashi wa Shinitai]

A single-issue comic from 1960 published by ひばり書房 (Hibari Shobo), 私は死にたい [Watashi wa Shinitai] is a stark, introspective work most closely associated with artist 池川伸治. This brief, standalone story offers a glimpse into the raw emotional landscape of post-war Japanese comics, exploring themes of despair with a directness that was unusual for its time. Its existence as a solitary, unexpanded statement makes it a curious artifact in the history of the medium.